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Table 81describesthedifferentvirtualmachinepowerpolicystatesthatcanbe
assignedtoadesktopordesktoppoolduringdeployment.
Table 82describesthecircumstancesunderwhichthepowerpolicyisapplied.
Table 8-1. Power Policy Definitions
Property Description
Donothing(VMremainson) Virtualmachinesthatarepoweredoffwillbestarted
whenrequiredandwillremainon,evenwhennotinuse,
untiltheyareshutdown.
Alwayson(ensureVMisalways
poweredon)
Allvirtualmachinesinthepoolremainpoweredon,
evenwhentheyarenot
inuse.Iftheyareshutdown,
theywillimmediatelyrestart.
SuspendVM Allvirtualmachinesinthepoolenterasuspendedstate
whennotinuse.
PoweroffVM Allvirtualmachinesinthepoolshutdownafteruser
logoff,butnotafteruserdisconnection.
Table 8-2. Power Policy Notes
Desktop Type Power Policy is Applied...
IndividualDesktop(vCenter
ServerManagedVM)
Afteruserdisconnectionorlogoff.
PersistentAutomatedPool Whennotinuseorafteruserdisconnectionorlogoff.
Thispolicyonlyappliestounassigneddesktops.
NonPersistentAutomatedPool Whennotinuseorafteruserdisconnectionorlogoff.
Note:IfthePowerOffpolicyisappliedafter
a
disconnection,thesessionisdiscarded.IftheSuspend
policyisappliedafteradisconnection,anorphaned
sessioncouldbecreated(thedesktopisnonpersistent
sothereisnoguaranteethattheuserwilleverbeableto
returntoit).
EnsurethatAutomaticlogoffafterdisconnectissetto
Immediatelyinordertopreventeitherscenario.
PersistentManualPool(vCenter
ServerManagedVMs)
Afteruserdisconnectionorlogoff.Thispolicyonly
appliestounassigneddesktops.